“South Carolina functions through a constitution rammed through a convention in 1895 by ‘Pitchfork’ Ben Tillman and has been amended only slightly over the years,” according to Bud Ferillo, USC Director of the Initiative for South Carolina’s Future.

“Many scholars, elected officials and public interest groups have called for a new constitution to strengthen the executive branch, give more independence to the judicial branch and increase public participation through recall elections, initiatives and referenda,” Ferillo said.

“This program will address those and other topics and begin what hopefully will be a statewide dialogue.”

The event is co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the Initiative for South Carolina’s Future and the Forum Club at Sun City Hilton Head.

This event is free and open to the public. To reserve a space, call the OLLI office at 208-8247. A box lunch can be ordered in advance for $8 by providing credit card information at the time of registration.

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